Corset-stiffener.



No. 834,423. PATENTED' 001 so, 1906.

, E. K. WARREN.

CORSET STIFFENBR. APPLICATION FILED JAN.17. 1903..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD K. WARREN, OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WARRENFEATHERBONE COMPANY, OF THREE OAKS, MICHIGAN.

CORSET-STIFFENER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD K. WARREN, a citizen-of the United States,residing at the village of Three Oaks, in the county of Berrien andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorset stifieners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in corset-stiffeners adapted foruse as dressstays.

The object of-this invention is to provide an effective stiffener ofproper size for such use at very small cost. For many uses, and also forcheap goods, great resiliency is not re uired, and consequently fibersand materia s of low quality have usually been employed for thesepurposes. Also it is fre quently desirable to use a stiffener whichwhile it is elastic and durable is not harsh.

It'is the object of this invention to meet these wants by providing acorset-stiffener of any required elasticity and strength at a moderatecost, although made of superior materials.

The material which I have invented and introduced on the market calledfeatherbone is made up of fibered quills of feathers suitably boundtogether and is probably the strongest andstiffest corset-stiffenerknown. I accomplish my results by utilizing this material in connectionwith non-resilient materials suitably assembled together.

The objects of this invention relating to the details of constructionwill readily appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification. The invention is clearlydefined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure embodying the features of my invention is fully illustratedin'the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, inwhich Figure 1 is a detail view of a piece of corset-stiffener aboutfull size embodying my inventiom Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view ofthe same, showing the undone strands spread out, so that their structurecan be readily understood. Fig. 3 is a detail crosssectional viewshowing the arrangement of the parts.

In the drawings similar letters of reference Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed January 17, 1903. Serial No. 139.471.

Patented Oct. 30, 1906.

erably of the same size as the resilient stiff- When the ener to addbreadth to the same. four strands are thus arranged side by side, I wrapthem with a single wrapping-thread C and immediately before the cordscan become disarranged secure the same by a row of stitches D down thecenter, thereby making up a flat cord four strands wide and onethick.The two central stiff strands coming close together make a veryresilient backbone to the cord, while its edges are sufiicientlyextended by the textile cord to give the desized size, and they servesomewhat to deaden the resiliency of the blade, making it, in effect, acheaper blade. It is obvious that the textile strands B B areinexpensive and that by adopting this method a blade of the resiliencyof the ordinary cheap stiffener is secured at a greatly-reduced price.It is, in fact, made of superior and clean materials which are much moredurable than strips of ratan or woody fiber that have hitherto been usedfor the production of cheap stays.

It will also be noticed that these parts are secured together b aminimum amount of The. cenwrapping materia thereby lessening the expenseof manufacturing. This small amount of wrapping material is entirelysufficient, however, .to properly secure this blade together, becausethe harsher stiff fibers do not come in contact with thewrapping-threads to offer great resistance to them. However, theprincipal saving in the expense is in the elimination of the expense offeatherbone cords, and there would be a great saving in expense if theparts were wrapped and secured together in the ordinary way.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1'. In a corset-stiffener, the combination of a central set of strands AA made up of fibered quills bound together; textile cords B B at eachside of the same, a single wrappingthread embracing the said strands,with a row of stitches down the center, thereby forming a flat blade, asspecified.

2. In a corset-stifiener, the combination of a central set of strandsmade up of resilient fibers; textile cords at each side of the same, asingle wrapping-thread embracing the said strands, with a row ofstitches down the center, thereby forming a flat blade, as specified.

3. In a corset-stiflener, the combination of a central set of strandsmade up of resilient fibers bound together; and lateral textile cords orstrands arranged at each side thereof, and the whole suitably retainedtogether to form a flat blade, as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two witnesses.

MARY A. DAVIDSON.

